The Government has said it will not intervene in Curo's plans for Foxhill

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Reaction to outline permission for Foxhill

“We will keep this decision under review should the views of our residents change.”

The Chronicle understands six of Knightstone's 13 homes at Foxhill were earmarked for demolition in the first phase of Curo’s plans to knock down 542 homes and build up to 700 new ones.

Six of the homes owned by Knightstone are in the Bradford Park area [Pictured: Combe Down councillor Cherry Beath stands outside the Bradford Park block of flats] (Image: Artur Lesniak/Trinity Mirror)

When asked what Knightstone’s refusal to cooperate meant for those plans, Curo said: “There are no Knightstone homes in the early proposed phases of regeneration, so there is no need for any of their homes to be transferred to Curo at this stage.”

The first proposed phase of regeneration is in the estate’s Bradford Park area, where Knightstone owns six homes.

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“A number of those properties are in Phase I and, together with a large number of owner occupiers who do not want to sell to Curo, must put the whole scheme in jeopardy, particularly as compulsory purchase orders are not an option.”

Curo did not wish to respond to Mr Goodman's comments.

Knightstone owns and manages a mix of two-bedroom and three-bedroom rental homes at Foxhill.

It owns and manages a total of 878 homes across Bath and North East Somerset.

It had an “in principle” discussion with Curo about swapping its Foxhill housing stock for homes near to other properties it owns in Bath. The number and location of those properties was not specified.